"Ahem! Admiral! How long do you intend to keep touching her?" Azuma said from the side with a gloomy expression.
"Ah! Uh! Sorry, sorry! I just saw a newly constructed Ship Girl, and I was a little excited." Reluctantly, Illustrious had to let go of Belfast's tender and smooth hand.
"I ask the Admiral to please mind your image. Touching a Ship Girl without her consent like this will make you disliked by Ship Girls." Azuma criticized.
"Got it!" Illustrious replied casually, looking as if she would clearly do it again next time.
Azuma still wanted to lecture Illustrious, but Illustrious had already arrived at the construction machine and pressed the "Start" button, and the construction machine began constructing a Ship Girl again.
Soon! The door of the construction machine slowly opened, and another blinding golden light emitted from the door.
This golden light was very blinding, but Illustrious, who was prepared, had already taken out sunglasses and put them on when she pressed the "Start" button, so she was not afraid of this golden light.
"This is golden light; it seems to be another Gold-Plated Ship Girl! I wonder who it is! I'm really looking forward to it."
Having already known that her luck hadn't been stolen by Yukikaze, Illustrious was very calm upon seeing another result. She was a lucky player, so getting results was normal; not getting results would be the abnormal thing!
As every second passed, the golden light quickly disappeared. When she saw the appearance of the Ship Girl wearing a black, chest-revealing dress, Illustrious became happy. Hahaha! Another great beauty, and her chest is so big; if I could touch it, I would definitely be in heaven!
Hehehe! Having such a high-quality Ship Girl join her Naval Base, it seems her debauchery is one step closer.
"Greetings! I am the Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier Intrepid. Being able to meet me in the vast sea of people is your supreme honor." Intrepid performed an aristocratic salute, looking arrogant.
This Ship Girl looks very arrogant! It seems she needs to be properly trained... ahem, educated in the future. "I am your Admiral, very happy that you have joined my Naval Base. From now on, we are all one family; if there is anything, you can discuss it with us..."
Before Illustrious could finish speaking, she was tackled to the ground by Intrepid, whose face was exceptionally happy. Intrepid's whole body pressed down on Illustrious. Illustrious could not help but cry out in her heart: "Oh my god! So heavy! Something is wrong. Why is this Ship Girl so heavy? Tackling me and being this heavy, is she trying to crush me to death?"
"Eh! Isn't this Big Sister? That's great! I was worried and uneasy because there were no familiar Ship Girls at the Naval Base!" Intrepid wrapped her hands around Illustrious's neck and hugged her tightly.
Feeling the softness coming from Intrepid's chest, Illustrious might have been extremely happy under normal circumstances, but now she felt like she was going to die. The reason was that Intrepid was not only heavy but also holding her neck tightly. Illustrious's face turned pale.
"Big Sister! Why aren't you talking? Could it be that you are so happy to see me that you can't speak?" Intrepid said with a joyful face: "Hmm! It must be like that. After all, I am a sister ship; both sides must be very happy to meet!"
"No! I'm about to be killed by you, let go quickly." Illustrious complained with difficulty.
This voice was too small, so Intrepid thought Illustrious was saying that she was very happy to see her cute sister here.
Illustrious was about to be killed by Intrepid. Seeing this, Azuma immediately shouted at Intrepid: "Let go of the Admiral! She's dying!"
Upon hearing this, Intrepid immediately let go of Illustrious. Seeing that Illustrious had already closed her eyes and fainted, she immediately said sadly: "Big Sister, don't die! We have finally reunited; you cannot leave me behind!"
Turning her head to look at Azuma and Belfast, Intrepid said fiercely: "Why is Big Sister like this? Who caused her to be like this?"
"It was you!" Belfast stared at Intrepid and said.
"What are you talking about? How could I possibly hurt Big Sister? You big bad person, you must be saying this because you are jealous of the relationship between me and Big Sister, right?" Intrepid stroked Illustrious's cheek with a pained expression and said: "Big Sister! Don't worry, I will definitely catch the culprit who harmed you and make her taste the pain of wishing for death."
"She has fainted; what should we do?" Azuma said anxiously.
"It's okay! Leave it to me; I will wake Big Sister up immediately!" Intrepid lifted Illustrious's upper body with her hand, then slapped Illustrious's face hard with her palm.
"Slap, slap, slap...!"
Seeing Intrepid slapping Illustrious, Azuma immediately grabbed Intrepid's hand and said angrily: "Why are you hitting her!"
Intrepid turned her head and explained: "I heard that after someone faints, if you slap them a few times, they will wake up."
"Bullshit! If this waking method was effective, that would be strange!" Azuma said with an incredulous expression.
"Eh! She's awake!" Belfast said in surprise.
"What just happened? Why am I lying on the ground?" Opening her eyes, Illustrious had been hit too hard by Intrepid just now and had momentarily forgotten the memory of five minutes ago, which was what happened right after Intrepid tackled her.
Seeing that Illustrious had really woken up, Azuma said in shock: "What? This actually works!"
"Ouch! It hurts!" Illustrious felt a burning sensation on her face. Touching it with her hand, she found that her face was a bit swollen. She took out a mirror and looked at it, touching her red and swollen face, she said: "Who beat me into a pig's head?"
Intrepid immediately explained: "It wasn't me who hit you."
Illustrious turned her gaze to Azuma and Belfast.
Seeing Illustrious look over, Azuma and Belfast shook their heads desperately to indicate that it wasn't them who hit her.
"There are only four of us in this room. If you didn't hit me, could it be that I hit myself?" Illustrious said angrily.
"It's really possible." Intrepid smiled and said.
"Shut up! Azuma, you tell me, who beat me into a pig's head?" Illustrious looked at Azuma and said.
"It was Intrepid who hit you." Azuma pointed at Intrepid and said.
"Nonsense, I didn't hit you. She is lying; it must be that she hit you, so she wants to frame me. Big Sister, you must stand up for me!" Intrepid hugged Illustrious, and when Illustrious wasn't paying attention, she gave Azuma a deep look.
"You are shameless! It was clearly you who hit her, yet you are the first to complain." Azuma said angrily.
"Azuma! Was it really you who hit me?" Illustrious said coldly.
"Don't you know my character? If you believe her, then I have nothing to say." Azuma said sincerely.
"At this point, you won't admit it unless I hit you." Illustrious slowly raised her hand.
"Hit her quickly; this woman is full of lies." Intrepid added fuel to the fire from the side.
"Slap!"
Illustrious gave Intrepid a hand chop on the head. Intrepid immediately touched her head with both hands, eyes welling up with tears, and said: "Big Sister, you hit the wrong person! You should hit the other side."
"I didn't hit the wrong person; it was you I was hitting. I know Azuma's character very well; she loves me so much, how could she hit me? You better answer honestly, or I will beat your butt to a pulp." Illustrious said with a serious face.
"Wuwuwu! It clearly wasn't me who hit you, but you are helping the culprit hit me. Big Sister, you are too bad." Intrepid pretended to cry.
Seeing Intrepid cry, Illustrious had a smile on her face, as if saying: please continue your performance.
"Yes, it was me. I saw you fainted just now, so I used the method of slapping you to wake you up." Having her fake crying exposed, Intrepid stopped pretending and answered honestly: "I slapped your face hard three times, and you woke up immediately. To be able to think of this method to wake you up, don't you think I'm smart!"
Intrepid looked proud of her method of waking Illustrious up, while Illustrious, looking furious, gave her another chop to the head. "Smart, my foot! Look at what you've done to me."
"Ouch, that hurts! Sister, don't hit my head. If you hit it too much, I'll get stupid," Intrepid said while rubbing her head.
"Well deserved. You've got some nerve, daring to hit the Admiral. If I don't teach you a lesson, how will you ever learn to behave?" Seeing Intrepid punished, Azuma's face beamed with gloating satisfaction.
"You..." Intrepid was about to bicker with Azuma, but upon hearing that her sister was the Admiral, she looked astonished. "Surprise! Sister, you're actually an Admiral? Is this for real?"
Belfast said calmly, "Didn't the Admiral just say so earlier? Weren't you listening?"
"I was too excited to see Sister, so I didn't pay attention." Intrepid grabbed Illustrious's hand and said admiringly, "Sister! At a time when no Ship Girl in this world can become an Admiral, you broke that limit and became the first Ship Girl to do so. That's truly amazing."
"It's nothing, really! Hahaha..." Being praised by Intrepid, Illustrious rubbed the back of her head embarrassedly.
"Sister! Who is this?" Intrepid asked, pointing at Azuma.
"Ah! Her name is Azuma! She's my Starter Ship and Secretary Ship!" Illustrious introduced.
"Since you are Sister's Starter Ship and Secretary Ship, from now on, besides listening to Sister, you must also listen to me. Got it?" Intrepid commanded.
"Who do you think you are? Why should I listen to you?" Azuma said displeased.
"Because Sister is the Admiral of this Naval Base, and I am Sister's younger sister, so I am the second most powerful person." Intrepid grabbed Illustrious's arm and rubbed her chest against it repeatedly. "Am I right, Sister?"
The sensation from her arm made Illustrious lose herself, and she said unconsciously, "You're right. As my cute younger sister, logically speaking, that is indeed the case."
Seeing Illustrious fall for the honey trap, Azuma was frustrated by her lack of resolve. *Just one chest rub and you're already losing your head, Admiral.*
In this Naval Base, the second most powerful person is the Secretary Ship, which is Azuma. Now that Intrepid wants to be the second most powerful person, she is clearly trying to ride on top of her. How could she tolerate this? This was absolutely intolerable!
"Admiral! Wake up! Don't listen to her nonsense. Our management structure cannot be messed up!" To prevent Intrepid from running wild in the future, Azuma also grabbed Illustrious's other arm and rubbed her chest against it.
Feeling the softness of Azuma's bust, Illustrious nodded and said, "You're right! A country has its laws, and a family has its rules. Even a younger sister cannot act recklessly."
"Sister, if you let me be the second most powerful person in the Naval Base, I'll let you do anything to me~" Intrepid snatched Illustrious back and buried her face in her own chest.
"Shameless!" Seeing Intrepid going to such lengths, Azuma flushed red.
"Anything? Is that true?" Illustrious said, excited while receiving a face-full of softness.
"H-things aren't allowed, unless Sister lets me be your Wife Ship. That would be no problem," Intrepid said, feeling a bit shy.
Azuma cursed internally: *You wretch, Intrepid, you're even eyeing my position as the Wife Ship. It seems if I don't step up my efforts, my position as the Wife Ship might not be safe!*
Azuma snatched Illustrious back and buried her face in her chest. "Admiral! She only wants to do those things with you if she becomes your Wife Ship, but I don't need that. Whatever you want, I can satisfy you right now."
"Wow! You called me shameless, but you're the shameless one! Doing those things without being married." As a noble Royal Navy Ship Girl, Intrepid couldn't do something so ungraceful like Azuma, so she could only scold her.
*Oh! That sounds good coming from Azuma!* Illustrious couldn't help but be tempted, but she refused. Because she loved Azuma, how could she do that before marrying her? If she really did it, it would be too unfair to Azuma.
Illustrious took a deep breath, then pulled away from Azuma's chest. Finally, she held Azuma's hand and said sincerely, "Azuma! You don't have to force yourself like this. Even if we don't do those things, I will still give you the position of Wife Ship. Apart from you, I won't give it to any other Ship Girl."
Hearing Illustrious's confession, Azuma was stunned for a moment.
Seeing Azuma stunned, Illustrious started to get nervous. *Why isn't there any reaction? Is Azuma going to reject her?*
Illustrious started to recall scenes from her past life where she was rejected by girls. Thinking about this, she couldn't help but feel insecure. "Azuma! If you don't want to be my Wife Ship, it's okay. As long as you are my Ship Girl, I'll be satisfied."
Azuma immediately came to her senses and shook her head vigorously. "How could I not want to? What you said just now was a bit hard to believe, so I was just stunned for a moment."
"Yes! I promise you, I want to become your Wife Ship."
Illustrious said with joy, "That's great! Tomorrow, you will come with me to the Pacific Ship Girl Civil Affairs Bureau to get our marriage certificate."
"Ehh! Get the marriage certificate tomorrow?" Azuma asked.
"Why? Do you think it's too fast? If so, a few days later is fine too," Illustrious said, tilting her head.
"Please, let's go tomorrow." To avoid any complications, Azuma didn't want to delay. Such a big event as becoming the Admiral's Wife Ship should naturally be done as soon as possible.
"Mm! As long as you're okay with it, then we'll set off tomorrow," Illustrious said happily.
"Wait a second! How did you end up getting married just like that?" The conversation between the two was simply too jumpy, and Intrepid was stunned.
"Is there a problem with that?" Illustrious asked, puzzled.
"Of course there's a problem! You just confessed, and skipping the dating process to go straight to marriage is very abnormal." Intrepid wanted to stop Illustrious and Azuma from getting married. If she didn't stop them, her position as a potential Wife Ship would be gone.
Illustrious disagreed, "I don't think it's a problem. Although we skipped the dating part, Azuma and I are compatible, we've come together, and now we're getting married. I believe we'll have plenty of time to date after marriage."
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